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1. Super Bowl Chili Cook-off Congratulations to the winners of the Chili cook-off: 1st Place – Marsha Martin 2nd Place – Al & Tina Rogers 3rd Place – Mary & Jake Taffaro The Judges were Brandy, Linda P and JD Ellis and it was a very tough decision for them. All the chili’s entered were excellent!!! All winners donated their prize money to the Post. Everyone had a great time and some great Chili. The American Legion Warrington Post 240 8666 Gulf Beach Highway Pensacola FL 32507-2639 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit org. U.S. Postage PAID Pensacola, FL Permit No. 385 The Victor’s Voice FOR GOD AND COUNTRY March 2010 Post 240 website: www.americanlegion240.org Commanders Corner Our Fish Fry, Friday Nite dance and the Chili Cook-off events in February were all a great success. The Auxiliary MARDI GRAS was fantastic. Please check your calendar for our March events. Our Officers and volunteers work very hard to make these events a success. Please come out and show your appreciation for the volunteers who work very hard to make these events a success for our Post and for our members. We will have an Initiation Ceremony on 9 March at 1800. Please come and help us welcome our new members into the Post. Also please help us welcome Jim Herd as the newest kitchen Chef. We look forward to working with him. The American Legion is not just a bar – it is a Veterans organization with a responsibility to ourselves, our community and to our families who depend on us. When we join an organization we make a commitment to abide by the bylaws and rules of that organization. We also make a commitment for the greater good of the American Legion. Our General Membership meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday and the Executive Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday of each month. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Problems cannot be resolved via grape vines and emails. Instead of taking 30 minutes to voice your opinion at the bar or writing an email debasing our officers, managers and volunteers do something positive and become a viable member of our Post. For God and Country, Marsha Martin 1st Vice Commander We have had 969 members pay their dues, which gives us an attained percentage of 82%. We need 207 members to pay their dues to reach 100%. Our next Department of Florida Goal is 90%, which is needed by March 3, 2010. I know we can do it. Please welcome our new members: Patrick Sprague, Rachel Robardey, Hope Booth, Michael Fennewald, Noah Lee Sarvis, Drew Deason, Michael Maciag, Kathryn Adams, Jeffery Lee Cain, Michael Thompson and New Transfers into Post 240: Charles Newton and Joseph McNiel. Your Post Officers conducted an inventory of the Lounge last month and cleaned out the Pink Elephant where we repaired old tables and bar chairs. We need volunteers to help with these endeavors that save our Post money. I would like to start a Post Cleanup day starting in April. I need help setting this up. Please come out and support your Post and Lounge. We, the Post Officers can’t do anything for the Post or the Veterans without your support and help. Jimmy Lee Martin COMMANDER Marsha Martin 982-5750 ADJUTANT Michael Munoz 292-1464 1ST VICE COMMANDER Jimmy Lee Martin 457-1847 2ND VICE COMMANDER Bud Kalman 380-9966 3RD VICE COMMANDER D.J. Massey 516-4799 FINANCE OFFICER Hal Eyerly 944-7741 HISTORIAN Chuck Krahn 458-0530 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Timothy Tracy 757-472-1947 CHAPLAIN Stewart “Stu” Baker 341-2208 SERVICE OFFICER Greg Grover 450-3702 ALR DIRECTOR J.D. Ellis 554-5257 SAL COMMANDER Mark Seaman 453-4357 CHAPLAIN EMERITUS Mary Kent 457-1822 HOUSE COMMITTEE James Fournier 458-0173 Don Whitney 456-5433 Phil Gist 456-2914 Al Rogers 455-2741 Ron Woolsey 453-6969 LOUNGE MANAGER Tim Wright 455-6111 Auxiliary President: Hope everyone is keeping warm and a special wish to our ailing ladies, Skeet Gist, Nellie Kuntzer and Mary Corey. May you get well soon. Our MARDI GRAS King & Queen for 2010 were Chuck Krahn and Ginny Hebert. Mardi Gras was a great success. Thanks to all who attended and/or participated. A special thanks to the Mardi Gras Chairwomen Edie Herrington, Janet & Jim Halterman for the dinner and all the others to numerous to name who contributed their hard work, time and the door prizes. Winner of the Basket of Cheer is posted on the bulletin board in the Lounge. That dance band Exit 105 was terrific and they will be back playing for the Friday Nite dance 19 March. Bring your friends and come out to enjoy a night of camaraderie, fun and dancing,. Auxiliary Saturday night lounge bingo is doing great. We do need more ladies to help on the floor or call. The following Post member have been helping make OUR lounge bingo a success: Chuck Krahn, Phil Gist, John Frenzel, Hal Eyerly along with various guest callers. Thanks guys. See you at the next meeting. For God and Country, Viola Eyerly 2nd Vice Commander Dances are on a roll !!!Please come out and join us on the 19th of March, 7:30 til 11:30, for another good, enjoyable dance with Exit 105. The more participation, the more dances we can schedule. Thanks to all of you for your support. Bud Kalman 3rd Vice Commander Thanks to Bob Corey, Susan & Bill Oakes, Skeet & Phil Gist, Tina & Al Rogers, Mike Munoz, Becky Herrington, Bruce Amoni and Marsha Martin for a great job on our first Fish Fry. We had a great turn-out and the food was awesome! Our next Fish Fry will be Sunday 7 March 2010 at 1400. See y’all there. DJ Massie